Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant Chapter 57
Su Zhan looked down at the swim trunks that were his only remaining clothing.
Because of his earlier swim on the rooftop, this was now the only thing he wore.
Too conspicuous...
His gaze fell on the lower half of the fat man's remains.
Those beige casual pants, though soaked through with blood, were at least better than swim trunks.
Su Zhan swiftly pulled off the pants, shaking off the blood with disgust.
He barely managed to pull them over his more muscular legs after his mutation.
Too loose...
He had to fasten the belt to the innermost buckle hole to keep the waistband from sliding down.
He stuffed the changed swim trunks into the toilet tank.
Still missing a mask.
Su Zhan went to the fire safety cabinet at the end of the 25th-floor corridor.
He opened it.
Inside were neatly arranged sets of firefighting equipment.
Including what he needed.
A fire escape hood.
It was an orange-red full-head covering with a transparent viewing window for the eyes and a simple air filtration device connected below.
Su Zhan took it out, shaking off the thin layer of dust.
Perfect.
He pulled the hood over his head.
He made a final check against the metal plate of the fire cabinet.
Even he found this appearance unfamiliar.
Behind the transparent visor of the fire hood.
Those vertical pupils were icy cold, devoid of any humanity.
If Liu Ziming and the others saw him now.
They would never recognize the teammate who had fought alongside them beneath the scales, only seeing a monster that must be eliminated.
Meanwhile.
Inside the underground shelter.
Beyond the heavy blast door, impact sounds continuously exploded.
Each collision made the emergency lights at the top of the shelter shake violently.
"They can't get in... this door can withstand missiles..."
The hotel manager wiped cold sweat from his forehead, repeating words even he didn't believe.
The shirt on his back was soaked through with sweat, clinging unpleasantly to his spine.
"Bang!"
A dent bulged outward from the center of the blast door.
People frantically dialed emergency numbers that would never connect.
Screams filled the air without cease.
Several service staff desperately braced against storage cabinets, as if the thin plywood could provide security.
"Everyone calm down! Follow the emergency plan groups!"
The manager's shouts were drowned out by cries and wails.
A second impact followed immediately.
This time, cement fragments fell around the door frame.
Panic spread like plague.
"Maintain composure! The door can still hold—"
The manager's voice cut off abruptly.
Because at the very back of the crowd.
A janitor who had remained silent all along had his uniform split open at the back, his grayish-white spine piercing through the skin like centipede segments.
Under the horrified gazes of everyone.
His hunched back completely burst open, extending three pairs of pale segmented limbs.
His face became extremely grotesque.
No longer human in form.
People were nearly in despair.
"Aberrant! It's an Aberrant!"
"How could he be here!?"
"We're done for! All of us!"
The Aberrant didn't attack immediately, instead emitting "clicking" laughter through its distorted vocal cords before pouncing directly toward the blast door control panel.
During Mist incidents, Mist creatures don't attack the Aberrants who summon the Mist.
Or rather, after the Transcendence Society's Aberrants jointly summon the Mist, the Mist creatures won't attack them.
During this period.
These two types of creatures are in a cooperative relationship during this time.
Of course.
If Aberrants actively attack Mist creatures, the Mist creatures will certainly fight back.
"Stop him! He's going to open the door!"
The manager grabbed a fire axe and charged forward, turning to shout at the stunned crowd: "Everyone help!"
Dead silence.
Everyone's eyes widened in terror, but their feet seemed rooted to the spot.
"Save, save me..."
"Don't look at me, don't look at me..."
"I have children at home, I can't do it, I just can't!"
The manager heavily chopped the fire axe onto the Aberrant's back.
But only received a hoarse, strange laugh in return.
The segmented limbs on its back slashed.
The manager's abdomen immediately showed a wound deep enough to reveal bone.
"You all..."
The manager knelt on the ground, blood gushing from between his fingers, still desperately clinging to the Aberrant's leg: "Quick, stop him..."
Everyone avoided his gaze.
"I, I'm just an accountant, I've never even killed a chicken, I can't do it!"
"My wife just had our second child, the children can't lose their father!"
"Your hotel charges us so much money, don't you have an obligation to protect us?"
The manager's heart grew cold.
Or rather, his heart died.
He weakly released his grip on the Aberrant's thigh, his eyes turning ashen.
After losing his beliefs.
After his heart died.
There was nothing left to sustain him through such severe injuries.
Under everyone's gaze.
The Aberrant easily shook off the dying manager, inserted its fingertips into the control panel, and pressed the red unlock button.
"No!"
Someone finally screamed.
Not to prevent the tragedy, but foreseeing their own death.
The air pressure valve released, and the blast door slowly began to open.
The Voyeurs outside flooded in like a tide.
While the Aberrant inside tore open the manager's throat.
The underground shelter presented a scene of utter despair.
Those survivors desperately shrinking backward.
Those monsters scrambling forward.
And standing between them, slowly licking blood from its claws... the Aberrant.
The first scream sounded.
Then the second, the third...
The underground shelter had completely fallen.
......
Su Zhan peeked out.
At the end of the corridor, a Voyeur was gnawing on a corpse.
Its 360-degree vision immediately detected Su Zhan's presence.
All six arms extended simultaneously, the eyeballs in their sacs spinning wildly.
Attempting to launch mental pollution.
"Whoosh!"
Su Zhan's claws had already pierced through its chest, black blood flowing along the scale patterns.
His other hand gripped the monster's head, slamming it violently against the wall.
"Bang!"
At that moment.
Su Zhan suddenly felt the scales on the back of his neck stand up.
Another enemy!
Without hesitation, he released his prey and performed a sideways roll to evade the sneak attack.
The second Voyeur's claws scraped past his mask.
Leaving three deep marks on the fire hydrant.
"Hiss—"
The ambushing Voyeur emitted a piercing screech.
Its lower body's six segmented limbs rapidly swung as it charged forward.
Su Zhan's tail whipped out, hooking one of its forelimbs, and violently slammed it to the ground.
"Crack!"
Tiles shattered.
Su Zhan's claws had already pierced into its eye sacs.
Burst eyeball mucus splattered on the tiles, emitting a corrosive sizzling sound.
The first severely wounded Voyeur suddenly pounced from behind.
Its remaining arms desperately tightened around Su Zhan's neck.
Fangs bit toward the scales...
"Thud!"
The tail stabbed out.
Directly piercing through its last remaining eye sac.
Both monsters' bodies collapsed simultaneously.
Black blood pooled into a puddle beneath Su Zhan's feet.
Su Zhan shook his slightly dizzy head.
When fighting these Voyeurs, it was inevitable to see their eyes during attacks.
This was the most troublesome part.
But most likely, the Eyes of the Abyss had greatly enhanced his mental strength.
That's why he could quickly resolve them.
Su Zhan placed his palm on the Voyeur's corpse, pale wisps of mist being drawn out from within the body.
The corpse on the ground rapidly shriveled.
The skin turned ashen, eventually crumbling into a pile of loose white ash.
The night wind rushed in through the broken window, scattering the ashes.
Su Zhan clenched his claws, feeling the surging power within his body.
Time to continue the hunt.
The more Voyeurs he killed, the safer his teammates' situation would be.
Su Zhan's figure silently merged into the darkness.
Moving stealthily toward the lower floors.
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